EP3555715A1 - Method and operating unit for troubleshooting errors in a system of automation technology - Google Patents
Method and operating unit for troubleshooting errors in a system of automation technologyInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for troubleshooting in a system of
- the system has a variety of field devices, which are attached to distributed installation locations. Furthermore, the invention relates to an operating unit for use in the method according to the invention.
- Field devices are already known from the prior art, which are used in industrial plants. Field devices are often used in process automation as well as in factory automation. In principle, field devices are all devices that are used close to the process and that provide or process process-relevant information. For example, field devices are used to detect and / or influence process variables. Measuring devices or sensors are used to record process variables. These are used, for example, for pressure and temperature measurement, conductivity measurement, flow measurement, pH measurement, level measurement, etc. and record the corresponding process variables pressure, temperature, conductivity, pH value, level, flow etc. Actuators are used to influence process variables. These are, for example, pumps or valves that can influence the flow of a liquid in a pipe or the level in a container. In addition to the measuring devices and actuators mentioned above, field devices are also understood as remote I / Os, radio adapters or general devices which are arranged at the field level.
- field devices are generally connected to higher-level units via communication networks, such as fieldbuses (Profibus®, Foundation® Fieldbus, HART®, etc.).
- the higher-level units are control units, such as a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) or a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller).
- the higher-level units are used for process control and commissioning of the field devices.
- the measured values acquired by the field devices, in particular by sensors, are transmitted via the respective bus system to one (or possibly several) higher-level unit (s) which, if appropriate, further process the measured values and forward them to the control console of the system.
- the control desk is used for process visualization,
- US 2012/0040698 A1 describes an operating unit which has a GPS module. By displaying a map of a process automation system on the display of the control unit, which visualizes the current position of the service technician and the location of components of the system, a service technician is guided to the various components.
- Service technician then, at which point of the system, the field device is located so that it is guided by means of its operating unit to the installation of the field device. Alternatively, the service technician lifts his current location by means of his operating unit. The database then transmits to the service technician location information of those field devices of the system which are located within a defined radius starting from the location position of the service technician.
- the field devices to be searched must be selected manually.
- the service technician must be aware of which field devices currently have a fault. Spontaneous errors on field devices are not known to the service technician while he is in the plant.
- the invention has the object to introduce a method and an operating unit, which allow faulty field devices to wait for an installation of process automation in an efficient and time-saving manner.
- the object is achieved by a first variant of a method for troubleshooting in a plant of automation technology, wherein the plant has a plurality of field devices, which are attached to distributed installation locations, which method comprises:
- Localizing the selected field device including the current spatial position of the operating unit and the location information of the selected field device, by the operating unit;
- the great advantage of the first variant of the method according to the invention is that an operator is purposefully guided to field devices which have faults.
- the operator can select a faulty field device from the list and is guided to it by means of the operating unit. Because the list only lists field devices that really have an error, the operator can do the troubleshooting very purposefully.
- the operating unit is preferably a mobile operating unit. Such a
- Operating unit has controls, such as buttons, and a screen for displaying the list provided, as well as at least one communication interface for connecting to the field device and with the database.
- controls such as buttons, and a screen for displaying the list provided, as well as at least one communication interface for connecting to the field device and with the database.
- the applicant produces and sells one
- Control unit under the name "Field Xpert.”
- the operating unit is a mobile terminal, in particular a tablet or a smartphone, and the operating unit may alternatively be a computer unit, for example a laptop.
- the database is a database which is in a
- the database performs the step of providing the list either independently, or is connected to a computer unit which accesses the database and then creates and provides the list. It may also be provided that the database is embedded in a cloud environment, wherein the operating unit and / or the computer unit contact the database via the Internet.
- the invention is achieved by a second variant of the method for troubleshooting in a system of automation technology, wherein the system has a plurality of field devices, which are attached to distributed installation locations, which method comprises:
- the database comprises a radio unit
- Locating the selected field device taking into account the current position of the operating unit and the location information of the selected field device by the
- the great advantage of the second variant of the method according to the invention is that faults on field devices can be reported in a simple manner to the service personnel of the system and can thus be remedied promptly and effectively.
- An operator does not have to find the affected field devices laboriously after receiving the list, for example by means of a plant plan, but gets the location information, and thus the installation location of the field device displayed directly with the list and is guided by the operating unit to this installation location.
- the database is in this variant in the control system, is connected to a computer unit and has a radio unit.
- the definitions of the components involved in the method are analogous to the first variant of the method according to the invention.
- the current location positions of the found operating unit are queried from the database, and that the database is transmitted to the list of those operating unit whose current location is closest to at least one of the in the List contained field devices. In the event of an error occurring on a field device, this can ensure that the faulty field device can be visited as quickly as possible by an operator.
- the method according to the invention provides that the field devices are listed in the list prioritized, in particular according to the criticality of the respective field devices for a process of the system and / or according to the severity of the error occurring by one of the field devices. This helps an operator to plan a route by estimating the severity of a problem.
- criticality is understood to mean a severity of an error, which at the same time provides an estimate of the degree of probability that a process could be impaired or stopped by the error, or that a hazard potential exists.
- the operator visits and operates the field devices according to the created service path.
- the operator is guided in order to those field devices which have a high priority.
- the field devices according to their
- Service status, or a diagnostic status is registered, visualized together with the current position of the operating unit on a map on the control unit.
- the operator the location of the selected field device is greatly facilitated.
- the inventive method is provided that the database during the hunt of the localized field device checks whether information needed to correct the error, or
- the method according to the invention provides that in the event that the information or files that are needed to correct the error are not present on the operating unit, this
- the same can be loaded onto the operating unit so that it is immediately available to the operator upon arrival at the field device that has been visited.
- Information or files are loaded from the database to the operating unit. It is provided here that the database itself holds the required information or data. Alternatively, the database sends a network address, in particular an Internet network address or a network address of the plant communication network, to the operating unit, together with the request to load the required information or files from this network address to the operating unit.
- a network address in particular an Internet network address or a network address of the plant communication network
- a file driver required for operating the field device, or a device description is loaded onto the operating unit as a file needed to correct the error.
- an operating manual and / or a device documentation of the localized field device are loaded onto the operating unit as the information required to correct the error. Furthermore, for example, a table with the meaning of occurring error codes can be loaded.
- the method according to the invention provides that, during the locating of the localized field device, information regarding the type of installation of the field device, in particular its installation height and / or its installation inclination, or installation angle, are loaded from the database to the operating unit and displayed to the operator. It may also, or alternatively, be provided to load a visualization, in particular a photo, of the field device and / or the installation location of the field device and to display it to the operator.
- additional information regarding the installation site can also be stored on the database, which can be loaded onto the operating unit and displayed to the operator. For example, the operator is informed that a ladder is needed to reach the field device or that special protective equipment is required by the operator.
- the method according to the invention provides that the list is limited to those field devices whose respective installation location is within a defined radius of the current spatial position of the operating unit.
- the method according to the invention provides for the database to be stored in regular or
- Cyclic intervals updated the current status of the field devices Furthermore, it can be provided that a field device automatically initiates or effects an update of the database when an error occurs. For this purpose, the field device sends its current status to the database, or sends a command to the database that it retrieves the current status of all field devices. According to a preferred embodiment of the first or the second variant of
- Radio connection in particular by means of WLAN, LTE, 5G or by means of a meshed network, is in communication with the database.
- Radio connection in particular by means of WLAN, LTE, 5G or by means of a meshed network, is in communication with the database.
- a method according to the invention provides that the operating unit is connected to the field device visited by means of a wireless or a wired communication connection.
- the operating unit is connected, for example, to a service interface. This is for example one of the applicant produced field device a CDI (Common Data Interface) interface.
- the operating unit can also be connected to a USB interface of the field device.
- the operating unit can be provided to connect the operating unit to a fieldbus network, by means of which the field device communicates with a higher-level unit.
- the operating unit After being connected to the fieldbus network, the operating unit represents a participant of the fieldbus and can communicate with the field device via the fieldbus.
- the fieldbus is, for example, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, CAN bus, Modbus or Profibus PA DP.
- the operating unit is connected to the field device, in particular via Bluetooth, ZigBee or WLAN with the field device.
- an operating unit for use in the method according to the invention.
- Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the method according to the invention.
- a system of process automation which has the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3, there are two operators with operating units BE1, BE2. These operators are service technicians who are in the plant for the maintenance of the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3.
- a computing unit RE queries information from the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3.
- the interrogation is done for example by means of a radio link, wherein the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3 in this case have radio antennas and / or radio modules.
- the computing unit RE is, for example, a workstation PC, which is located in the management level of the plant.
- a frame application is installed on the computing unit RE .
- the frame application is an FDT host having device drivers in the form of DTMs (Device Type Manager) for each of the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3.
- the device drivers are used to communicate the computing unit RE with the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3.
- the information to be queried is the status of the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3. This is in particular in a form according to the Namur recommendation NE107. Possible statuses are, for example, "field device in order”, “error present”, “maintenance required”, etc.
- the system driver can set in the arithmetic unit RE how frequently and in which time intervals the device status is to be polled.
- the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3 each send their current device status to the arithmetic unit.
- Field device FG1 transmits the status "maintenance required", while field device FG2 transmits the status "field device in order”;
- Field device FG3 transmits the status "error is present.”
- the arithmetic unit RE is linked to a database DB and transmits the read status of the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3 to the database DB.
- the database DB updates the read statuses of the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3.
- the list contains the location information 011, OI2, OI3 of the respective field devices, ie the geographical position at which the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3 are installed.
- This location information 011, 0I2, 0I3 are collected, for example, when installing the field devices FG1, FG2, FG3 in the system and entered into the database. Subsequently, a list of those field devices FG1, FG2, FG3 is created, their current status
- field devices FG1 and field device FG3 are listed.
- This list is then sorted according to the criticality of the respective status or the associated error. Since field device FG3 reports an error case, this is higher than the pending maintenance requirement of field device FG1, which is why field device FG3 is listed in the first position of the list.
- a fourth method step 4 part of the list, more precisely the highly critical status of field device FG3 entered in the list, as well as the location information OI3 of the field device FG3, is transmitted from the database DB to an operating unit BE1.
- the database DB starts by radio a search query for located in the plant operating units and finds the two
- the database DB queries the current location positions of the operating units BE1, BE2 by means of the radio link. By comparing the location information OI2 of the field device F3 and the current location positions of the operating units BE1, BE2, it is determined that the operating unit BE1 is closer to the field device FG3 than the operating unit BE2, as a result of which the status and the location information OI3 are transmitted by the field device FG3. After confirming the operator that the field device FG3 is to be visited for troubleshooting, the control unit BE 1 raises its current location position and compares it with the location information of the field device FG3, thus locating the field device FG3. Subsequently, this represents the location of the Operator and the field device FG3 on its display in a map KA graphically.
- FIG. 1 An example of such a card KA is shown schematically in FIG. In the middle is the current position of the operating unit BE1, BE2. The circles indicate a defined length, for example 100 meters. If the operator moves, the center position of the card KA shifts.
- Such a card KA is described for example in US 2012 0040698 A1.
- a fifth method step 5 the less critical status of the field device FG1 entered in the list is transmitted to the operating unit BE2. Either this will be analogous to
- Operating unit BE2 loads the list itself from the database DB to the operating unit BE1. The operator then selects the field device FG1 from the list, which is analogous to
- Step 4 the field device FG1 is located.
- step 6 the respective operator of the operating units BE1, BE2 is guided by means of the displayed card KA to the respectively localized field devices FG1, FG3.
- a GPS module of the control units BE1, BE2 is used.
- other methods such as location by means of radio signal strengths
- Field device FG1, FG2, FG3 to control unit or triangulation through a mobile network can be used.
- Field devices FG1, FG3 can communicate, the control units BE1, BE2 need the correct device driver of the field device FG1, FG3. If this is not present on the operating units BE1, BE2, the database DB transmits this each to the operating units BE1, BE2. The checking and transmission is repeated for further information or files which are useful for the operator, in particular the device documentation, the installation height of the field device, a photograph of the installation location, etc. In particular, it is provided that all relevant information on the operating units BE1, BE2 are present when the operator arrives at the respective field devices FG1, FG3. In a concluding seventh method step 7, upon encountering the operators at the respective field devices FG1, FG3, the information is displayed to the user, or the files are loaded ready to execute on the respective operating units BE.
- the operator can use the respective operating unit BE1, BE2 as quickly as possible with the corresponding field device FG1, FG3 connect, in particular wired or wireless.
- a step-by-step guide has also been loaded which guides the user through the process of joining.
- a communication unit between the respective operating unit BE1, BE2 and the corresponding field device FG1, FG3 is set up by means of the ready-to-use device driver.
- the operators can now operate the corresponding field devices FG1, FG3 in a simple manner and perform the maintenance, or eliminate the error on the field device FG3.
- further information loaded analogously to method step 6 on the operating unit BE1, BE3, for example a table with the meaning of error codes, can be displayed.
- the method according to the invention can be used with any type of field devices. Field devices which are mentioned in connection with this inventive method are already described by way of example in the introductory part of the description. It can further be provided that the database DB also automatically transmits parts of the list of field devices with less critical maintenance status to operating units BE1, BE2, or that also parts of the list with highly critical status of field devices manually from the operating units BE1, BE2 from the database getting charged. Furthermore, the entire list can also be transmitted to the operating units BE1, BE2 and the operator manually selects one of the field devices FG1, FG3 on the list.
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